The Longhorn Republic

We continue our look at Longhorn Gaming by taking a deep dive into the League of Legends team. This eSports team represented the Texas Longhorns in the collegiate championship in 2019, winning $56,000 in the process. We also get a primer on what exactly League of Legends is, what the ins and outs of the game is and how Texas stacks up against the rest of the nation.

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With the world reeling from COVID-19, the NCAA declared a dead period for recruiting lasting for at least one month. So what does the shut down mean for the Texas Longhorns and NCAA recruiting as a whole? How are coaches staying connected to recruits and what does the sliding timeline mean for 2021?

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We bring our 2019 Texas Longhorns football retrospective to a close by talking about the special teams. What made Cameron Dicker, Ryan Bujcevski and Chris Naggar so special? Why did the return units struggle so mightily? And what do we hope for a potential 2020 season?

Then we highlight a program on campus you may not have heard of, Longhorn Gaming. Texas boasts one of the top eSports programs in the country. So with sports taking a hiatus, we thought we'd try something new.

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The threat of a greater outbreak of the COVID-19 virus led the NCAA to shut down the winter and spring sports, ending athletics for the 2019-2020 school year. The NCAA Tournament, the College World Series and the Women's College World Series are perhaps the most-notable, 13 different scholarship programs at the University of Texas saw their seasons abruptly end. What does that mean for the Texas Longhorns who had not completed their competition?

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After surging late in conference play, the Texas Longhorns closed out the regular season with a bit of a whimper, falling to the Oklahoma State Cowboys at home. The loss sets up a win and you're in game against the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Big 12 tournament this week. What do we expect from Texas when they tip against the Red Raiders?

On the diamond, the Longhorns came away with their third weekend sweep of the season after topping the Cal State Fullerton Titans at home. After a disappointing season a year ago, it seems like the pitching and the hitting are on the same page, giving Texas the opportunity to put together winning performances.

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After looking like the season was all-but over, a heavily-injured Texas Longhorns basketball team managed to put themselves right back into the NCAA Tournament discussion. Head coach Shaka Smart appears to have the team energized and playing at a high level, in spite of losing four players due to injury. And now, with two games on the schedule, Texas has the opportunity to play for the No. 3 spot in the conference.

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We continue through our retrospective on the 2019 defense and land on the linebackers. There were many bright spots for the unit, but injuries and inconsistent play kept the unit from being the standard bearer it was in the past. What caused the struggles and who does Texas look to moving forward to make plays?

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Thanks to some late-game heroics, the Texas Longhorns baseball team still sits undefeated this season, starting the season 8-0. Two stellar pitching performances started the weekend, but the cap was a two-run home run from Cam Williams in extras. How has Texas seemingly turned it around after their struggles last season and what will it take to maintain the momentum?

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Our look back through the 2019 Texas Longhorns football team has reached the defensive line, where we take a look at a unit doesn't show up on the stat sheet. From captain Malcolm Roach, to young talented players on the inside, the defensive line made some impact in 2019, but with a fresh look schematically they could be poised for a big step up under the new defensive regime,

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